Pats sign 2017 CHL import draft picks

The Regina Pats have signed both of their selections in the 2017 CHL import draft: Defenceman Egor Zamula and forward Emil Oksanen.

Both players have agreed to standard WHL player contracts, the team announced Friday. The Pats selected Zamula in the first round (60th overall) of this year’s European draft.

Zamula, who is from Chelyabinsk, Russia, recorded three goals and 23 assists in 36 games with Metallurg Magnitogorsk U17 in 2016-17. Zamula is entering his 17-year-old season.

Oksanen was selected in the second round of the 2017 CHL import draft (120th overall). Oksanen, 19, played professionally last season with Espoo United of the Mestis League, the No. 2 pro loop in Finland. During the 2016-17 season, Oksanen had 13 goals and six assists in 48 games.

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